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Autumn Winter 23/24 Colour trends

Autumn Winter 23 24 colour trends sewing inspiration vintage fabric

Sewing our own clothes enables us to pick up ideas from the high street, adapt the designs to create our own look. I particularly get ideas from street style. E.g. taking note of what people are wearing on the tube, bus or out shopping. Where do you get your sewing inspiration from? How do you…

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Vintage fabric new arrivals

vintage fabric online London dressmaking fabric

Part one of my Norfolk stash of vintage fabrics I hope you managed to get some time off this summer to enjoy some sunshine. I spent my holiday in sunny Norfolk and did rather a lot of vintage fabric shopping. I was sad to find a couple of my favourite antique shops had shut down, thankfully I discovered…

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Chanel Exhibition: Sewing inspiration

Have you been lucky enough to get a ticket to the sold out Chanel exhibition at the V&A in London? Every garment on display is incredibly beautiful from the simple wearable designs to the luxurious textiles. Sadly, I don’t have any vintage Chanel fabric (not that I’m aware of anyway!). Instead, I’ve created an edit…

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Dressmaking with cotton vintage fabrics

Summer sewing inspiration Crisp and cool, cotton and linen are the perfect fabrics for summer. Cotton is usually woven on a basic hopsack weave which means it doesn’t slip around when sewing. So it is the perfect fabric for beginners or those of us who want a slightly easier sewing project when the temperatures are…

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Quilting inspiration: Vintage floral fabric

wedding quilt by Tracey Laws vintage fabric florals cotton for quilting

Vintage fabric in a range of pretty floral prints is always a classic. Especially when they are printed on beautiful crisp cottons. From beginner sewists, to experienced dressmakers, quilters and interior designers, floral printed cottons are a go-to fabric. For me, it is the versatility of the fabric. Cotton is cool for the summer, easy…

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Heat press fabric design workshop

Gina is running 2 more workshops this June (2023). Head to her website to book. Find the review of the workshop I attended below. Everyday I am inspired by the vintage fabrics that surround me in my studio. I’m in awe of the colours, prints and textures. I love creating mini collections with fabrics from…

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Summer Sewing Inspiration

wendy smock pattern by maven sewing hack

Wendy Smock Hack by Maven Patterns Maven’s newsletter popped into my inbox yesterday and made me smile that Sharon from Maven is busy making a holiday wardrobe a few days before she heads of to Japan. She asks if we are all the same, making ahead of a tight deadline? Of course we are! I…

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Sew Sustainable Fair

sew sustainable fair london

Summary of our first eco sewing event Saturday 22 April Thanks to everyone who came along to our fair on Saturday. I was nervous before it opened, ‘we will have too many people, not enough people?’ but all worked out in the end. It was lovely to see visitors I recognised from other sewing events…

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Sustainable Sewing Tips

sew sustainable fair pipet design TLZ movement

Fashion Revolution Week at The Sew Sustainable Fair, London Saturday 22 April is Earth Day and the start of Fashion Revolution Week 2023. Which coincided with our first eco sewing event, Sew Sustainable Fair. We are took part in Fashion Revolution Week with a pledge wall to encourage sewists to get involved. Make a pledge…

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The Power of Pattern: Kaffe Fassett

The Power of Pattern Kaffe Fassett fashion and textiles museum quilting exhibition

At the Fashion And Textiles Museum, London Bursts of bright floral fabric in the form of these beautiful quilts was exactly what I needed on a cold grey afternoon in London. The eyes can’t take in all the detail in these incredible works of art. Just like a classical painting, the quilts give a different…

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